The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-17
baseball Notes.


Greer has asked forgiveness and joined Brook
lyn again.
Joe Gerhardt will likely retire from the dia-
mond this season.
1t is said that Clarkson is to be sold to Boston
at the end of the year for 81, 500
At Danvile, ILL.,, yesterday, the Platts de-
feated the Champaign club. II to 5.
thinner. the Cleveland catcher, is regarded by
Jack McQuade as a second Jack Boyle.
At Bloomington, Ill, yesterday. the Craw-
louisville, Ind. club was beaten 10 to 2.
The recent injuries received by George Smith.
the great Brooklyn short stop. will incapacitate
him from playing again this season.
E. D. Muneie-Boston will play here on Mon
day, Tuesday ana Wednesday of next week and
Washington on Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday.
If Detroit wins the League championship Ben
nett will do nearly all the catching for them
in their worlds championship series with the
Browns. This move will be made to put quietus
on the champions base running
Pyle, formerly of Chicago, who was released
because he was mo good, is with the Lacrosse,
(Wis.), club. He has pitched twenty-eight
games, had LII opponents at bat and eighty
eight runs have been earned off his delivery.
W. H., Frankfort, Ind: A ball that first
strikes foul ground and bounds inside the dia-
mond between first and third bases. without
having touched player, becomes fair, once across
the outside of the line is fair ball. The umpire
was in error.
Manager James A. Hart, of Milwaukee, has
issued circular letter to the managers of clubs
in the minor professional leagues asking them
to meet in convention for protection against
tampering with their hest players by the more
powerful bodies. The idea is to have a repre-
sentative elected at this meeting who will confer
with the League and Association magnates.
The directors of the Washington club have
suspended Jack Farrell for characterization and
intemperance. Daily was fined 800 for being
absent four days without leave, and Giiligan
was reprTebauded and assessed $25 for the same
cause. There is report that the club will
change hands soon, and that John r. Mclean. of
the Cincinnati Enquirer, will get the franchise.
Since the return home Of the Chicago team
from its disastrous Eastern trip lit becomes more
and more evident that the ill-feeling and demon
alizatiou which began in New York, in the
quarrel between Arson and Pfefer. have in
creased rather than diminished. Pfeffer still
declares he will not play with Chicago after
the close Of the present season. and Clarkson:
who has a grievance both against Arson and
Spalding is understood to have registered
similar Clarkson claims to have been
wronged financially by the club, and it is known
that in one of the Detroit games this week when
Arson spoke sbusivey to him, he turned to the
angry captain and said' IF you say another
word 20 me, will throw down this bali and walk
off the field" Things are In bad way with
Chicago.
The Boston Globe says that jerry Denny
talked follows about tho Indianapolis club
be playing in minor league
In practice they can throw. run. bat and play
ball. but in game they can't do anything and
act like lot OF stifs. / hate like blazes to fue
a man, but | am tempted to do it sometimes |
am never sure we have won a game until the last
man is out. If we had ten runs the best of any
team in the ninth inning would not be sure. 1t
makes sick to have the people ieer you and
have the kids throw stones at you when you
leaving the grounds. There q lot of stiffs
the club who draw salaries about $500 less than
lido You bet they will have hard trouble
in signing me for next year. They won't catch
me again"